Building construction.



H. I. JEFFERS.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED rm. 17, 1910.

Patented Dec.27, 1910.

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M X 0M ATTORNEYS 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY IRWIN JEFFERS, OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF '1') WILLIAM I. MAY, OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS.

BUILDING consrnuc-rron.

Specification of Letters Patent. Original application filed October 25, 1909, Serial No. 524,495.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Divided and this application filed February 17, 1910. Serial No. 544,482.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY IRWIN JEFFERS, residing at Fort Smith, in the county of Sebastian and State of Arkansas, have invented 'certain new and useful Improvements in Building Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fire-proof buildings, and it seeks to carry forwardthe system of fire-proof construction, one form of which is disclosed in my Patent #927,050, dated July 6, 1909.

My present invention has for its object to provide a fire-proof construction wherein metallic partition studding serves to form the retaining or supporting means for concrete, or other slabs, without the necessity of boltin or nailing the parts together, and this app ication forms a divisional part of my co-pending application filed Oct. 25, 1909, Serial No. 524,495.

In its more subordinate nature the invention also resides in those novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described, then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figurel, is.,a sectional perspective view of a wall construction showing the manner in which the walls at right angles to one another are supported by single partition studding. Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail perspective viewof the form of studding employed' to join one wall with another, as

in Fig. 1. Fig. 3', is a cross section showing a formof studding for joining crossed walls. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view of the studding shown in Fig. 3.

Referring now .to the accompanying drawings in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, it will be seen that where two walls are to be joined at right angles to one another, a three-way stud 6 is provided to join the three wall slabs 2"-2"-2", and the stud 6, which is best shown in'Eig. 2, comprises two sheet metal sections, each of which is formed substantially L-shape in cross section to providea body section 6 and a side section 6 at right angles thereto. Each of the body and side sections 6"*6 have their outer edges formed with ears (S -6 respecto cooperate with the other half of the stud.

The other half of the studding 6 is formed by a member having a body 6* and a pair of uninterrupted sides 6 to form a U-shaped channel directly opposite to that formed by the side 6" and ears 6 to receive the other wall section 2*. Oneof the sides 6 is made longer than the other to be bendable on the line 6*, at right angles to the remaining portion of the side 6 to form in connection with the ears (3 and the side 6 of the first section, a U-shaped channel for the wall portion 2* that extends at right angles to the other wall portion. The two studding sections are united by rivets 7 that pass-through the body walls 6-6 respectively and through spacing washers 7, as shown.

Where the walls cross (seeFig. 3) a fourway studding 8 is provided. The studding 8 is composed of two sheet metal sections, one half of which is provided with a body 8 and parallel sides 8 which terminate in the bent over portions 8 lying in a plane at right angles to the planes containing the sides 8", thus the sides 8 with the body 8* form a U-shaped channel to receive one of the wall sections 2", while the sides 8? and bent over portions 8 form onehalf of a U-shaped channel to receive the wall sections 2 atright angles to the wall sections 2" that enter between the body 8' and, sides 8". The other half of the studding 8 is formed of a body 8 and sides 8-8 from which a series of ears 8 project, so as to be readily bendable over at right angles to the sides 8 and parellel to thebent over portions 8 of the first mentioned half of the studding 8 to facilitate the setting up of the wall. The body portions 88 respectively are ]01I1ed byrivets 9 that pass through the body portions and through the spacing washers 9.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple and effective construction of studding is obtained which can be cheaply manufac tured and by the use of which the wall slabs necessary.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in der of the side portion, and means passing.

, through the bodies of the memberssecuring member, said first and second members bethem back to back.

2. A metallic studding comprising a first and a second sheet metal member, each having 'a body portion,the first of said members having two side portions, the second of said members having a side portion, and ears projecting from said last named side portion, a member projecting from the body of said second sheet metal member and bent 7 parallel to the side of said second sheet metal ing placed back to back thereby defining a double channel member. '3. A vstud comprising two sheet metal members, one of said sheet metal members having a body and sides to form a U-shaped channel, a side of one'member being longer than the other side thereof and a part of said longer side being bent over at right angles to the remainder of said longer side,

the other sheet metal member comprising an W l -shaped body and ears projecting. from the longitudinal edgesthereof, said ears being bent over'at right angles to the remainder of the respective parts from which saidears project, said members being placed back to back thereby defining a double channel member or stud.

4. Ina building construction, a first and a second sheet metal member each of which,

has a body portion and a side portion, ears project-ing fromv said side portions, the first of said members having a second side portion and the second of said members having parts bent at right angles to its respective-body.

portion to act as a-second side portion for said second member said members being placed back to hate thereby defining a double channel member or stud.

' HARRY IRWIN 'JEFFERS.

Witnesses: i

7 Homer: F. Roenns,

LEAK DAVIS. 

